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Get started2 Black House Farm Cottages is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in St. Lawrence, Southminster, Southminster (CM0 7LH). It has a recorded floor area of 142 m² (around 1528 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (July 2012) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in March 2010 the rating was G, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, roof efficiency went from Poor to Very Good and window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from July 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 9% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £546,000 is 41.1% above the 2013 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£253/sq ft) was about 39.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 13 years since the last transfer (February 2013). 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused.
2 Black House Farm Cottages's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 13 Jul 2022
Installation of a Daikin Emura air source heat pump system.
Sale price has at least doubled since 2001.
£546,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.0% per year over 12 years.
£387,000
Growth on file: 9.0% per year over 12 years.
2 Black House Farm Cottages outperforms the street on co₂ emissions by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
52 (E)
Street avg 49 (E)
Floor Area
142 m²
Street avg 146 m²
CO₂ Emissions
7.0 t/year
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
1.1 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.3dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency improved
Windows upgraded to triple glazing
Wall insulation improved
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
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Stables and menage for domestic (non commercial use) and use of land as garden
8 February 2013Most recent
£387,000
+58.6%over 2 years24 September 2010
£244,000
+74.3%over 9 years20 April 2001
£140,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CM0 7LH: £260,000 (2023–2006).
Street avg 8.4 t/year
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CM0 7HE
Main Road — bus stop.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.6dB
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